The Inquiry Podcast
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
Episodes to download
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Is Britain paying the price for its green energy push?
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Energy prices are spiking in the UK, is this the price for a shift to green power?
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Is China鈥檚 economy in trouble?
Thu 7 Oct 2021
Charmaine Cozier asks whether government regulations in China are damaging its economy.
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Is Brazil heading for a constitutional crisis?
Thu 30 Sep 2021
President Bolsonaro鈥檚 tense stand-off with his country鈥檚 democratic system.
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Will America ban abortion?
Thu 23 Sep 2021
What does a radical new law in Texas mean for abortion provision in the US?
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Should the knowledge needed to make the Covid-19 vaccines be freely available to all?
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Who should be the gatekeepers of the knowledge behind the Covid-19 vaccines?
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Did America get its response to the attacks of 9/11 right?
Thu 9 Sep 2021
We look back at America's war on terror. Twenty years on - did they get it right?
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Which president is most responsible for the failure in Afghanistan?
Thu 2 Sep 2021
As US-led troops withdraw after 20 years, the Taliban have made a swift return to power
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Is our fascination with sharks bad for them?
Thu 26 Aug 2021
From monster killers to endangered species, have we become sharks' biggest threat?
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Are our phones spying on us?
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Charmaine Cozier asks whether our phones could be monitoring us
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Can we run the world on electricity?
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Is more electricity the answer to climate change and demands for more power?
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What鈥檚 behind the recent rioting in South Africa?
Thu 5 Aug 2021
Was there more to the riots in South Africa than reaction to the jailing of Jacob Zuma?
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Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?
Thu 29 Jul 2021
The controversial rule of Haiti鈥檚 president Jovenel Moise.
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Can China raise its birth rate?
Thu 22 Jul 2021
China wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?
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Why did so many indigenous children die in Canada鈥檚 residential schools?
Thu 15 Jul 2021
The harrowing story of the indigenous children forced into Canada鈥檚 residential schools.
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Is Nigeria becoming impossible to govern?
Thu 8 Jul 2021
As Nigeria鈥檚 kidnapping crisis worsens, what can be done to make the country safe?
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Are the Tokyo Olympic games in trouble?
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Tanya Beckett asks if Japan can pull off the greatest show on earth during a pandemic?
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Could Covid-19 have come from a lab leak?
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Kavita Puri explores the theory that the pandemic could have originated in a lab.
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Belarus: Can President Lukashenko be overthrown?
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Tanya Beckett asks if Europe鈥檚 last dictator can cling on to power for much longer.
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Do we need more nuclear power to help deal with climate change?
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Tanya Beckett asks if nuclear energy can helps us transition away from fossil fuel power.
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What are NFTs and are they really the next big thing?
Thu 27 May 2021
Suzanne Kianpour asks if non-fungible tokens are really here to stay.
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Why are murder rates in Chicago so high?
Thu 20 May 2021
Is it time to treat the city of Chicago鈥檚 gun crime problem as a public health issue?
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Will the Taliban rule Afghanistan again?
Thu 13 May 2021
Charmaine Cozier asks if the Taliban could ever return to power in Afghanistan.
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Is peace under threat in Northern Ireland?
Thu 6 May 2021
With riots back on the streets of Belfast, what does the future hold for Northern Ireland?
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Covid: What went wrong in India?
Thu 29 Apr 2021
As a second wave of Covid-19 rages through India, Kavita Puri asks what went wrong.
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Is the legal cannabis business about to go global?
Thu 22 Apr 2021
What does the future look like for the cannabis 鈥楪reen Rush鈥�?
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Is Africa the new power base for the Islamic State group?
Thu 15 Apr 2021
What are the real reasons behind the Islamic State Group鈥檚 increased presence in Africa?
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Why has Peru had such a bad pandemic?
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Peru has suffered one of the highest excess death levels in the world. We ask why.
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How will the concussion issue affect the future of sport?
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Concerns are growing about the potential links between concussion and brain disease
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Are 鈥榢iller robots鈥� the future of warfare?
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Will autonomous weapons transform the way we wage war?
